Bush gets … behind the Olympic effort
posted at 12:30 pm on August 9, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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President Bush gives a big, hearty thumbs-up to America’s Olympic efforts in Beijing. And I can’t imagine any red-blooded American man criticizing him for it. Consider this a patriotic palate-cleanser for a Saturday:
How would you caption this photo? Keep it clean, please …
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Winner.
baldilocks on August 9, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Being the President does have some privileges…
alilianstrom on August 9, 2008 at 2:16 PM
They’re athletes, not bimbos. There’s nothing sexual about this. The President is having a good time and being supportive.
If he visited the men’s teams and not the women’s, he’d be getting called a sexist jerk. The man can’t win.
capitalist piglet on August 9, 2008 at 2:21 PM
I’ll take a 0% approval rating to hang out with these fine Americans.
Go USA!!!
omnipotent on August 9, 2008 at 2:25 PM
“I’ll be damned. Your tramp-stamp DOES look like a W!”
brainy435 on August 9, 2008 at 2:28 PM
“What an honor,” Walsh said. “He’s just a great sports fan and he exudes optimism and pride in his country. I know he’s proud of us.”
Spirit of 1776 on August 9, 2008 at 2:31 PM
“President Bush and May were discussing the finer points of women’s beach vollyball when the discussion suddenly shifted to emissions of greenhouse gasses.”
wildweasel on August 9, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Good one!
TheSitRep on August 9, 2008 at 2:47 PM
“It was at this very moment that President Bush realized that President Clinton, in his choice of Monica Lewinsky, had grossly misunderestimated the chick-magnet power of the executive office.”
wildweasel on August 9, 2008 at 2:47 PM
I love this pic
William Amos on August 9, 2008 at 2:50 PM
Why does your tat say “harumph?”
William Teach on August 9, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Ed, meet HA’s Dave Rywall and J_Gocht.
Entelechy on August 9, 2008 at 3:04 PM
He’s checking out if there is a Ho-Tag or Tramp-stamp; statistics say IF she has one, old George is gonna get lucky…
Dale in Atlanta on August 9, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Wasn’t there an episode of Night Court like that?
artlover on August 9, 2008 at 3:11 PM
US Health Inspectors have given me the authority to remove all Beijing sand from your backs to help save American Ecological System.
WoosterOh on August 9, 2008 at 3:14 PM
http://www.nbcolympics.com/photos/galleryid=187938.html
Conservative_SAHM on August 9, 2008 at 3:19 PM
With all the pressure of that job, I can’t fault him for having a good time. I remember Clinton at Atlanta. It was obvious he was enjoying himself. I couldn’t criticize him for it. The job has its perks. Besides, the President of the United States never gets a vacation, so a little down time every so often is fine by me.
artlover on August 9, 2008 at 3:22 PM
See. That’s why I love W. Authenticity. I’m glad he had a chance to have some fun. He deserves it.
Nothing could be better than hanging around some great Americans on the verge of tear from pride in their country.
He should tell them to “cherish this moment, and these feelings. This is what it feels like to be in the military every single day”.
Agrippa2k on August 9, 2008 at 3:38 PM
“You’re doing America proud, Miss… Miss… umm…” (checks hand) “Branagh.”
sulla on August 9, 2008 at 3:42 PM
“The way her curves curve like that is magnificent.”
viking01 on August 9, 2008 at 3:43 PM
“Yes, Mr. President, that shadow does look like a unicorn…”
sulla on August 9, 2008 at 3:44 PM
“God Bless America!”
peacenprosperity on August 9, 2008 at 3:45 PM
“US Prime!”
peacenprosperity on August 9, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Does all this crushing dissent make my butt look big?
The Ugly American on August 9, 2008 at 4:05 PM
If you noticed the President, theeeen you just might be gay
lsutiger on August 9, 2008 at 4:15 PM
“God bless America darling. In other parts of the world, I’d have to stone you now.”
Sugar Land on August 9, 2008 at 4:18 PM
“I hear there’s some pictures of me going around on the…. Internets.”
Typhonsentra on August 9, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Ms. Walsh sure is a long-legged young’un.
(wolf whistle)
hillbillyjim on August 9, 2008 at 4:33 PM
If you look long enough and hard enough at the picture… the President of the United States will appear.
SilverStar830 on August 9, 2008 at 4:35 PM
Make sure you put plenty of ointment on that…..
Bubba Redneck on August 9, 2008 at 4:39 PM
“Someone…give her Helen Thomas’s press pass…”
MB007 on August 9, 2008 at 4:43 PM
or…”GIT R DONE!”
MB007 on August 9, 2008 at 4:45 PM
it’s good to be the
kingpresidenturbancenturion on August 9, 2008 at 4:54 PM
It takes VISA!
Mojave Mark on August 9, 2008 at 5:26 PM
Really? ;-)
baldilocks on August 9, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Wanna be an inturn for about 4 months?
Markvike on August 9, 2008 at 5:31 PM
I meant intern!
Markvike on August 9, 2008 at 5:31 PM
Mount up!
TheBigOldDog on August 9, 2008 at 5:35 PM
“Let me show you how we did it in Skull and Bones.”
Right_of_Attila on August 9, 2008 at 5:59 PM
“Back in flight school we called this move The Interceptor.“
viking01 on August 9, 2008 at 6:14 PM
What foul line?
rich801 on August 9, 2008 at 6:35 PM
At least he’s using the back of his hand.
If it were Clinton, he’d be both hands, palms forward!
ToddonCapeCod on August 9, 2008 at 6:43 PM
HA! yessssssss.
surrounded on August 9, 2008 at 6:46 PM
If I have to keep it clean… no comment.
madmonkphotog on August 9, 2008 at 6:59 PM
Now, cough..thank you.
austinnelly on August 9, 2008 at 8:21 PM
It’s not a thumbs-up, his hand’s open. It looks like the position you’d put each hand in, before you laced your fingers together to return the ball. Because your thumbs go on top.
Caption? Uh… if you don’t shake it like a polaroid picture, the terrorists have won?
Tanya on August 9, 2008 at 9:00 PM
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner.
dentalque on August 9, 2008 at 9:33 PM
Bush Ackbar!
elduende on August 9, 2008 at 9:44 PM
The tag says: Made in the U.S.A.
joeswampy on August 9, 2008 at 10:21 PM
“Bite me, Daddy!”
Ropera on August 9, 2008 at 10:25 PM
“Theres a skedder on your butt, I got it…hold on it looks like Mao!”
dmann on August 9, 2008 at 10:43 PM
“Hold on to it another second, miss, I just about got this lighter working…”
tbrosz on August 10, 2008 at 1:32 AM
exactly
p40tiger on August 10, 2008 at 2:06 AM
God Bless America!
ocbrat on August 10, 2008 at 2:20 AM
Nice tan.
Johan Klaus on August 10, 2008 at 2:29 AM
“I’d invade that!”
Bimmer on August 10, 2008 at 3:12 AM
“The cigar goes where?”
Bill Clinton
VikingGoneWild on August 10, 2008 at 5:24 AM
Tatoo says, “Made in USA. This side down”
Rod on August 10, 2008 at 6:48 AM
God bless Allah you aren’t wearing burkas right now.
cntrlfrk on August 10, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Booo Yaaah !!!.
Lawrence on August 10, 2008 at 9:41 AM
Please win us some more golds, were only a day into this and we are down 6 golds to 2 to the freakin Chinese.
Squid Shark on August 10, 2008 at 9:57 AM
Haven’t you heard? Jealousy will get you nowhere.
That is all.
Et tu Brute on August 10, 2008 at 10:29 AM
It’s not what George had to say, it’s what Laura will have to say after she sees these pictures. I think the she will reiterate that Spousal Privileges- in this White House, at keast- trump Executive Privilege. ;)
michaelo on August 10, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Knowing that she would go completely unmolested, Misty May Treanor invites President Bush to go Hans Blix on her.
MoCoM on August 10, 2008 at 11:53 AM
Eclipse you say? Well, when a full moon passes in front of the sun…
the Other Ken on August 10, 2008 at 2:04 PM
The player in white has more leg than both my last two girlfriends put together.
cntrlfrk on August 10, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Righhhhht … That’s why in the next Olympics, the official beach volleyball uniform will be the burqua.
corona on August 10, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Flight to Bejing on Air Force One…$125,000
Presidential pass to Olympic Games…$2,500
Brushing sand fleas off the backside of our US Womens Olympic Volleyball team…Priceless.
Wyznowski on August 10, 2008 at 7:34 PM
I’d Hit It!
woodman on August 11, 2008 at 9:55 AM
He was definately having fun. Saw his interview with Bob Costas, and that was the most relaxed I’ve seen him in a long time. Off the cuff, and very personable.
Costas, “So are you going to see any other events, before you have to go?”
Bush, “Yeah, swimming, if you ever let me out of the studio”
I laughed out loud at that one. He was clearly having a good time, and so was Costas. It’s a shame not everyone would be having a good time seeing him like that.
pxystick on August 11, 2008 at 11:06 AM
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